Building Your Team of
Trusted Expert Consultants

Posted on 18. May, 2011 by Chris Lang.

You require certain key Consultants, in order to make every deal really work for you. And those consultants need to be thoroughly trustworthy.

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Commercial Sales Gain Momentum

Posted on 30. Mar, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Around Australia, Commercial clearance rates at auction are now about on par with Residential property — averaging at around 50%.

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More Good News for
Industrial Property

Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by Chris Lang.

The Industrial sector was probably the one most harshly affected by the global financial crisis.

Nobody wanted to expand — being prepared to operate in cramped premises, until a clear picture of economic growth emerged.

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CBD Offices in Demand

Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Within the CBDs around Australia, the number of whole Office floors available to tenants is falling rapidly.

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CBD Offices Can Expect Solid Growth

Posted on 13. Jan, 2011 by Chris Lang.

What a difference a year can make to Office markets around Australia. Twelve months ago, the rest of the world was anticipating double-dip recession. And white-collar employment was looking rather fragile here in Australia — particularly for Sydney, with its high exposure to the finance industry. Even so, Melbourne's office leasing market remained strong throughout [...]

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"Capture Your Firm's Full Value"

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Last week, we talked about what you could be missing out on ... when you find the need to move. Whenever you decide to relocate to new Headquarters, what are the key things you are seeking to achieve? New premises that perfectly meet your needs — as to design and location; A secure lease, with [...]

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Mega Truck-Stop Facility

Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Chris Lang.

This Track-Stop is simply enormous — probably the world's largest! And being located at Tarcutta, it is midway between Melbourne and Sydney. You may have seen the launch of the marketing campaign on Wednesday, in the national newspapers? And the response has been quite extraordinary. But you can go straight to a dedicated website, and [...]

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Interest Rates Looking Forward

Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Chris Lang.

... and Commercial Property This week's decision by the RBA to leave the cash rate on hold was an easy one — mainly because the major banks had basically helped it out, by increasing their rates earlier by a greater margin. The RBA's view was that the current rate of 4.5% was "appropriate for the [...]

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Will Interest Rates Affect
Commercial Yields?

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Yesterday, the RBA confirmed an upward bias with its latest rate increase. This table from today's Financial Review seems to sum up the RBA's position fairly well. Residential property prices are still surging (particularly in Sydney & Melbourne); and our commodity exports have also regained their momentum. As such, the RBA has decided that Australia [...]

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CBD Offices on the Move

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Westpac has just released an Australia-wide outlook for Commercial property. And it predicts you will start to see growth in rents and values during 2010-11. As employment numbers grow with the improved economy, demand for Office space will also take off again.

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What about the Baby-Boomer Effect?

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Yesterday, the Federal government released Australia's third Intergenerational Report. And about five years ago, I came out with a somewhat startling statement: "If you haven't sold your traditional family home by 2010 ... you had better be prepared to hold it until 2025 — because there simply won't be a market for it!"

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